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Neighborhoods
Providence Can’t Afford to Lose Housing Stock. Here’s the Plan to Keep Aging Units Up to Code.
Build, build, build—that’s been a common refrain around the rising cost of housing in Rhode Island. While policymakers and constituents have major disagreements around regulating the price of housing, leaders at the State House and Providence [...]
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Jun
Jun
Arts/Food/Culture
“Next to Normal”: A Rock Musical about Mental Illness that Delivers Humor and Honesty with Astonishing Force
Trinity Repertory Company concludes its season with the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning rock musical “Next to Normal,” featuring a book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. Directed by former Associate Artistic Director [...]
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12
Jun
Jun
Health
Brown University’s Pandemic Center Weighs in on Ebola, Contagious Diseases Ahead of World Cup
At the Brown University Pandemic Center, doctors are following the current Ebola outbreak in central Africa with expertise as well as empathy. “Initial case counts were incredibly high… with case counts at declaration larger than most [...]
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Jun
Jun
Business
Cannabis Corner? Nine Cooperatives Apply to Open Dispensaries on One Stretch of North Main Street
Dr. Andre Dev started the Community Cannabis Network of Rhode Island to help ensure cannabis co-ops succeeded as enduring, locally owned businesses. So, when the pool of potential cannabis retailer applications for RI started rolling in [...]
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Jun
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Readers' VoicesWrite a Letter
The White House Spent Your Tax Dollars Dehumanizing Latinos. In Providence, That’s Unacceptable – and We Should All Say So.
In late May, the White House spent most of a day teasing a big announcement [...]
10
Jun
Jun
Providence’s World Cup Plans Ignore the Environment. I’m Worried About the Impact.
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by ecoRI on June 2, 2026. It has [...]
10
Jun
Jun
An Invitation to Venture Tomorrow to the Johnston Landfill, for the Providence Eye’s “Trash Trek.”
We at the Providence Eye believe that if we understand how things work, we’ll be [...]
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May
May
From A Public Transit Advocate: Ten Reasons the RIPTA Bus Hub Should Remain in Kennedy Plaza.
Much about the future of transit in Providence relates to whether or not the bus [...]
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May
May
Providence’s Unfinished Iryna Zarutska Mural Was a Powerful Symbol. We Should Heed Its – Unintended – Messages.
For more than a month, an unfinished mural dominated a block of downtown Providence. Although [...]
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May
May
I’m a Chef Who Believes Providence is America’s Greatest Food Town. Here’s Why.
Since my wife Claudine Pépin and I arrived here in 2011, I have come to [...]
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Apr
Apr
“Open Valley” is a Chance to Explore One of PVD’s Overlooked Gems.
There’s a map floating around the city’s coffee shops and local haunts, a hand-drawn guide [...]
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Apr
Apr
Should Cesar Chavez Be Exiled from Davis Park? I Say “Yes.”
He stands calmly with a reassuring smile near the entrance to Davis Park, seemingly waving [...]
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Apr
Apr
Sound and Vision (Poetry)
Why I Would Rather Go to the Laundromat Than Write Poems
Because the gears are already turning when I get there, and all I need to [...]
Read moreFinal Expense
An American child’s voice heckling Lightnin Hopkins,’Howlin Wolfs’ blues I won’t pay for ad free [...]
Read moreWhat Governments Say to Women
(The law compels a married woman to take the nationality of her husband.) I. In [...]
Read moreStrange Meeting
It seemed that out of battle I escaped Down some profound dull tunnel, long since [...]
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Letters to the Editor – June 10, 2026
[In response to Cannabis Corner? Nine Cooperatives Apply to Open Dispensaries on One Stretch of North Main Street published on June 5, 2026] Definitely not a coincidence! Excellent local reporting by Eric Halvarson, many thanks to [...]
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Letters to the Editor – May 20, 2026
In response to “Look at this Stuff, Isn’t It Neat? The Creative Reuse Center of RI Provides Access to Affordable Reclaimed Art Materials” Great article! And good news that Creative Reuse is coming to Prov. [...]
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Letters to the Editor – May 13, 2026
The following are in response to “Recycling the Recycling Bins: Providence Replaces All Trash Bins to Clean Up Waste Program”: I have appreciated the Eye’s consistent coverage of the changes to the city’s recycling collection. [...]
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